What color is #7090A0?

#7090A0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7090A0?

The RGB value is 112, 144, 160: 112 red, 144 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7090A0?

The complementary color is #A08070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7090A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7090A0 color

#7090A0 rgb(112, 144, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7090A0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 56.5% green and 62.7% blue (112, 144, 160).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#7090A0 color codes

HEX	`#7090A0`
RGB	`rgb(112, 144, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 56.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 10%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, -7.26, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 14.1, 239.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.999, 25.928, 37.044)`
Decimal	`7377056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7090A0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7090A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7090A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7090A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7090a0; }
.text { color: #7090a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7090a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 144 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7090a0, #7078a0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7090A0?: #7090A0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7090A0?: The RGB value is 112, 144, 160: 112 red, 144 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7090A0?: The complementary color is #A08070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7090A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.